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Say what you will about the tennis world, but it knows how to ring in the new year. Since 2009, the world’s best players have descended on Abu Dhabi for the World Tennis Championship, a three-day exhibition that serves as a celebration of the sport. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have dominated proceedings, winning five of the six titles. One of the pair has appeared...
Published: November 26, 2014
For the second time in the last eight months, Andy Murray is cleaning house. Murray announced on his website Wednesday that he will part ways with coach Dani Vallverdu and fitness trainer Jez Green. “We sat down at the end of the season and decided that a change would be best for all of us,” Murray’s statement read. “My off season training and Australian Open preparations...
Published: November 20, 2014
Tim Howard was easily the best player on the United States’ World Cup team in Brazil. Now he has the title to prove it. On Thursday, the U.S. men’s national soccer team goalie was named the 2014 U.S. Soccer Male Athlete of the Year, an honor that was little more than a formality. Howard was chosen over fellow finalists Jermaine Jones, Clint Dempsey, Fabian Johnson,...
Published: November 18, 2014
In a recent issue of Golf Digest, longtime writer Dan Jenkins speaks to Tiger Woods on a wide range of topics including tipping at restaurants, his relationships with friends and his treatment of employees. Or, well, at least Jenkins’ representation of Woods. The piece is written entirely by Jenkins, with a fictionalized account—a parody if you will—of the former world No. 1. In...
Published: November 13, 2014
There isn’t a cabal of top-flight golfers in Mexico for the 2014 OHL Classic, but the players who made the trip were determined to make the weekend hotly contested. Below is a look at the daily leaderboards and recaps from all the action. Day 4 Leaderboard and Recap Charley Hoffman apparently needs triple-digit tournament droughts to get back in the winner’s circle. Hoffman shot...
Published: November 3, 2014
Latest Update from Wednesday, Nov. 5 Rafael Nadal left hospital on Wednesday after undergoing an appendectomy. Stuart Fraser of the Mail Online had the latest update: Original Article from Monday, Nov. 3 As expected, world No. 3 Rafael Nadal underwent a successful appendectomy Monday morning in Barcelona, the Spaniard’s public relations team Told Ben Rothenberg of The New...
Published: October 20, 2014
Tiger Woods‘ recovery from his latest back-related absence has taken its next step, as the former world No. 1 has resumed hitting full golf swings. Woods’ agent, Mark Steinberg, told Steve DiMeglio of USA Today that Woods recently began ramping up activity after previously being limited to chip shots and putts. “The doctors said he could hit golf balls again,...
Published: October 20, 2014
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy will miss the BMW Masters and WGC-HSBC Champions tournaments due to ongoing litigation in his lawsuit against Horizon Sports Management Ltd, his former management company. McIlroy announced his withdrawal from both tournaments in a statement released Monday. “I’m going to need time away from tournament golf to prepare for the trial over...
Published: October 5, 2014
If you’re someone who only checks in on tennis during the Grand Slam season, you may be wondering how Novak Djokovic has handled the remainder of 2014 since his U.S. Open loss. Well, it turns out he’s still quite dominant. Djokovic asserted his dominance over the tennis world Sunday, picking up a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Tomas Berdych to earn a fifth China Open championship. The world...
Published: October 1, 2014
The first five decades of the Ryder Cup were, in the nicest possible terms, a farce. From the event’s inception in 1927 until 1977, the United States won 19 of 22 Ryder Cups—and that’s probably underselling the dominance. The U.S. and Great Britain traded off home-and-home wins for the first four events; the only British win thereafter came in 1957. It was if the Ryder Cup had become...